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APA Committee on
Pre-College Instruction in Philosophy

Books on Pre-College Philosophy

These books provide good introductions to the field of pre-college philosophy. More extensive bibliographies may be found in the Lipman books.

• Gaarder, J. Sophie's World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy. Translated by P. Moller. Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1994.
• Lipman, M. Philosophy Goes to School. Temple University Press, 1988.
• Lipman, M., A.M. Sharp, and F.S. Oscanyan. Philosophy in the Classroom, 2nd ed. Temple University Press, 1980.
• Matthews, G.B. The Philosophy of Childhood. Harvard University Press, 1994.